What is meant by a CTE program being “Approved” or “Endorsed”?
This term refers to whether or not the specific program has been approved to allow the issuance of a technical endorsement on the student’s high school diploma. Completion of the “New York State Regents CTE Approval Process” by individual CTE programs allows a school district to issue a Technical Endorsement on a student’s high school diploma when that student successfully completes all the requirements of such a program (For more information about the approval process see www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/ctepolicy/ ) A list of programs that hold current NYSED approval to issue technical endorsements can be found at: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/ctepolicy/approved.html . This data is entered in SIRS by the Level 1 operators and not by the reporting local educational agency. School districts should contact their Regional Information Center (RIC) for further information. If need be, the RIC can contact the NYSED CTE Team at 518-486-1547 or emsccte@mail.nysed.gov for assistance.
